News24 | Leftist alliance leads French election, no absolute majority, initial estimates show
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France was on course for a hung parliament in Sunday's election, with a leftist alliance unexpectedly taking the top spot ahead of the far right, in a major upset that was set to bar Marine Le Pen's National Rally from running the government.